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alt title(s): Stop Having Fun Guy
Why are all the interesting stages red?

"I agree that scrub mentality can be very annoying. But the competitive mentality isn't blameless, and has its share of jerks as well."
Falcon Pain, this trope's Discussion page

"No, you can't play with it, you won't enjoy it on as many levels as I do."
—Professor Frink, The Simpsons, "The PTA Disbands"

The gamer equivalent of the Arrogant Kung Fu Guy. He's a Hard Core gamer, plays in all tournaments, and knows everything about how to play. He knows all the secret moves (even the glitches), the most effective strategies, and the quickest ways to completely destroy his opponent. He's completely “above” the mantra of casual play: He doesn't play just for fun, he plays to win. He's good, and he knows it; he can just be a douche about it.

This kind of player is good, but is also extremely arrogant. He's completely intolerant of play styles other than his own. If you challenge his beliefs, he'll automatically call you a Noob, a Scrub, or something similar. Anyone who doesn't play like him instantly simply doesn't know as much as he.

Yep, that's right, he's the exact opposite of the Scrub. But just as annoying.

You'll always see this kind of player arguing that the debated Game Breaker is completely and utterly legitimate. After all, it's not about playing, it's about winning, right? Much like the Scrub, the player probably won't be listening to logic or facts. It's either agree or be wrong. Expect this to cause a big annoying (but sometimes amusing) Pro-Scrub Flame War.

Note, this is the kind of player who takes the Tournament Play mentality to an annoying extreme (generally giving other tournament players a bad name), while the Scrub takes the casual mentality to an annoying extreme (generally giving other casual players a bad name.) In the real world, there's room for both, and game companies generally try to put something in their games for both sides; see Player Archetypes for details.

To supplement something on the Scrub page: What ultimately makes the Stop Having Fun Guy undesirable isn't the rulesetting; it is the attitude. What distinguishes the Stop Having Fun Guy from a regular competitive/tournament player who simply likes playing to win is that the Stop Having Fun Guy believes that his way is the only proper way to play the game.

Is a specific subspecies of Fan Haters, who dislike/condescend "casual" gamers who don't play the same way they do. Also mixes with Complacent Gaming Syndrome where the players use only one or two characters/strategies/levels to make winning easier.

Disclaimer: This trope is not Jerkass: Video game style. It is when tournament or pro gamers insult you for your play style/mentality.

See also: Scrub, Serious Business, Fan Dumb, and especially Munchkins, who are the larval form of this.


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